Bibliograph

The art of feminism, images that shaped the fight for equality, 1857-2017, Helena Reckitt, consultant editor; written by Lucinda Gosling, Hilary Robinson, and Amy Tobin ; preface by Maria Balshaw ; foreword by Xabier Arakistain

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The art of feminism, images that shaped the fight for equality, 1857-2017, Helena Reckitt, consultant editor; written by Lucinda Gosling, Hilary Robinson, and Amy Tobin ; preface by Maria Balshaw ; foreword by Xabier Arakistain

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The art of feminism

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1019633770

Responsibility statement

Helena Reckitt, consultant editor; written by Lucinda Gosling, Hilary Robinson, and Amy Tobin ; preface by Maria Balshaw ; foreword by Xabier Arakistain

Sub title

images that shaped the fight for equality, 1857-2017

Summary

Since its inception, the women's movement has harnessed the power of the image to transmit its message. From the posters of the Suffrage Atelier, to the photographs of Carrie Mae Weems, this comprehensive survey traces the ways in which feminists have shaped art and visual culture from the mid-nineteenth to the twenty-first centuries. Featuring more than 350 works of art, illustration, photography, performance, graphic design, and publlic protest, this stunning volume showcases the vibrancy and daring of the feminist aesthetic over the last 150 yearsFeatured artists include: Beyonce, Louise Bourgeois, Andrea Bowers, Judy Chicago, Vanessa German, Jenny Holzer, Frida Kahlo, Barbara Kruger, Ana Mendieta, Sethembile Msezane, Zanele Muholi, Shirin Neshat, Pussy Riot

Table Of Contents

Suffrage and beyond 1857-1949 -- Femininity and freedom : from being seen to being heard -- The march of the women : visualizing suffrage -- To war and to work : on the battlefield and in the factory -- A new woman emerges : pushing boundaries, celebrating difference -- Defining feminism 1960-1988 -- Homesickness : domestic politics -- Resistance and rage : raising consciousness and fighting back -- Finding feminist history : refiguring the past -- Sense and sensibility : touching/seeing/hearing/feeling -- Redefining feminism 1989-present -- The public feminist : engaging audiences beyond the art world -- The personal feminist : making the personal political -- The citizen feminist : citizenship and politics -- The activist feminist : making interventions

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